NorsePlay.

Just only having this single preview still, NorsePlay feels hesitant about a live-action God Of War TV series adaptation , but to say anything without giving this a chance would be unfair. And honestly, I want more NorsePlay , not less, and Sony's franchise shift to re-nest Kratos within a Norse Mythology context really got the lore alot of attention, which we appreciate. Since this photo was taken Ryan Hurst in the picture above suffered an unfortunate bicep tearing stunt injury, but the upshot is that the role got handed to Dave Bautista, which feels more of an angry/gruff/strong-silent emotive fit for Kratos, plus he's actually half-Greek. Sight unseen the show has already been commissioned for a second season, which feels promising given the series' intent to cover both GoW & GoW: Ragnarok , since it would be crushingly disappointing if they didn't get to the second more dynamic installment and finale. [compare/contrast to the above photo.] Looking at cherub c...

John Gardner's novel  Grendel  (1971 CE) is slated for a live-action screen adaptation from Jim Henson Company, and is currently in pre-production. For those of you who haven't read this NorsePlay novel, Gardner retells  Beowulf  from the monster's viewpoint. While spiteful & envious, Grendel as a character is given a more empathetically tragic narrative in his fateful defeat . The book's a successful exercise in internally departing from the story , but it's of course limited by Grendel's death, so you miss out on the latter two-thirds of the original epic poem's plot as a big drawback. The above concept art seems more of a lion-wolf hybrid, which'll be voiced by Jeff Bridges. I'd hope for a practical effects creature from Jim Henson's son Bryan, but have to imagine there might be some CGI augmentation when needed to surpass mechanical /performative limitations. Other notables are Dave Bautista as Beowulf, and Bryan Cranston as King Hrothga...